. that is what this is all about. >> i want to thank you as well, martha. i want to thankyou,joe. ithas been an honor to engage in the critical debate. we face a very big choice. what kind of country are we going to be? what kind of country are we going to give our kids? president obama had his chance. he made his choices. his economic agenda, more spending, borrowing, higher taxes, a government takeover of health care -- it is not working. it has failed to create the jobs we need. 23 million americans are 23 million americans are looking for work today. this is not what a real recovery looks like. you deserve better. mitt romney and i want to earn your support. we are offering real reforms for a real recovery for every american. mitt romney, his experience, his ideas, his solutions is uniquely qualified to get the job done. at a time we have a jobs crisis until a america, would it not be nice to have a job creator in the white house? the choice is clear. a stagnant economy that promotes more government dependency, or a dynamic growing economy that provides opportunity and jobs. mitt romney

, centre college. i want to thankyou,joe. it'sbeen an honor to engage in this critical debate. we face a very big choice. what kind of country are we going to be? what kind of country are we going to give our kids? president obama, he had his chance. he made his choices. his economic agenda, more spending, more borrowing, higher taxes, a government takeover of health care. it's not working. it's failed to create the jobs we need. 23 million americans are struggling for work today. 15% of americans are in poverty. this is not what a real recovery looks like. you deserve better. mitt romney and i want to earn your support. we're offering real reforms for a real recovery for every american. mitt romney, his experience, his ideas, his solutions is uniquely qualified to get this job done. at a time when we have a jobs crisis in america, wouldn't it be nice to have a job creator in the white house? the choice is clear. a stagnant economy that promotes more government dependency, or a dynamic growing economy that promotes opportunity and jobs? mitt romney and i will not duck the tough issues.

>>> tonight on "nightline," it is fight night for the vice presidential contenders,asjoebidensquares off against paul ryan in a tightening race with only 25 days until the election. did biden make up for president obama's last debate stumble? in the battle of the number twos. >>> know the score. the political heavyweights who helped sarah palin and george w. bush prep for their debates tell us what marks they give the vice presidential contenders for a "nightline" report card. >>> plus, right brain, left brain. could which painting you refer tell which candidate you could vote for? we test the theory that your mind might be made up for you this election. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is a special edition of "nightline," one-on-one, the vice presidential debate. >> good evening, i'm terry moran. tonight, a feisty on-stage showdown as vice president joe biden and his republican challenger paul ryan went head-to-head for the first and only time, with time running short here. the stakes

. >> i want to thank you as well, martha. i want to thankyou,joe. ithas been an honor. we face a big choice. what kind of country are we going to be? what kind of country are we going to give our kids? president obama had his chance and made his choices. his economic agenda, spending, borrowing, higher taxes, a government takeover of health care, it is not working. millions of americans are struggling to work and 15% are in poverty. this is not what a real recovery looks like. you deserve better. we want to earn your support. we are offering real reforms for every american. mitt romney, his experience, ideas, and solutions are uniquely qualified to get this job done. at a time we have a jobs crisis, wouldn't it be nice to have a jobs creator in the white house? a stagnant economy that promotes more government dependency, or a dynamic that promotes opportunity and jobs. mitt romney and i will not duck the tough issues are blame others for the next four years. we will take responsibility and we will not try to replace our founding principles. we will reapply our founding principles. th

to wolf blitzer. "the situation room" begins now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happeningnow,joebidenisn't the only one who's smiling today. we're looking ahead to the next round in the presidential debates including what lessons the president might want to take from his running mate's performance. also, fooling iran. we're taking you inside the real life cia thriller in movie theaters right now. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with today's double declarations of victory after the vice presidential debate. first, the republicans. in a little bit mitt romney teams up with congressman paul ryan in the swing state of ohio. and you're going to see their rally live right here in "the situation room." already today romney's called his running mate's debate performance thoughtful, respectful, steady and poised. our national political correspondent jim acosta has more now on the republican's post debate spin. >> reporter: wolf, even though paul ryan said he saw it coming, republican strategists i talk to in the post debate spin room said they were not expec

- presidential debate sparked fireworks >> . it's been done a couple times.>>joebidenand paul ryan had stark differences on domestic policy it, including how to fix the economy. >> we are going. in the wrong going the economy is barely moving along. >> for a guy who says 47% of the americans are not willing to take responsibility. they pay more effective tax and governor romney pays in its federal income taxes. >> nam le went after obama for his response to the u.s. consulate attack in libya. >> it took the president two weeks to acknowledge this was a terrorist attack. -- ryan went after obama. >> joe biden often laughed at ryan's arguments >> . joe biden understood he had to go out there and do what president obama failed to do last week. >> i thought joe biden was great to night. i cannot be prouder of him. >> i think the vice president knows that sometimes the words don't come out the right way. [laughter] >> but i always say what i mean. >> the next big debate is next tuesday when president obama and mitt romney will square off for the second round in new york. brandi hitt, abc news, ky

is president obama's record.>>joebidenhas passion. paul ryan relies on power points. he'd better have specifics or he will likely be called out. joe biden will rely on foreign policy experience. he has been known to be gaffe prone. >> he made that all remark about the chains. >> what you see is what you get with the vice president. we think that is a real asset. and you trust them. you know that he is being honest. is there an advantage? republicans say of course. >> joe biden has been doing this since the 1800's. >> tonight, joe biden will make mincemeat of paul ryan. >> keep in mind, either way this is their first and only debate. there is no second chance. >> you can watch the vice- presidential debate right here on abc 7. coverage begins at 9:00. we invite you to log on to wjla.com/reaact from a smart phone or tablet. >> of family just 26 -- the race for president is tightening. mitt romney and president obama are hitting the battleground states. many of the key states are up for grabs. according to the new university survey, governor romney now leads in colorado, but still traili

has talk politics. tomorrow night all eyes will be on the two vice-president hallcandidates,joebidenand paul ryan. it's the one and only vice-presidential debate. are the candidates on lockdown? what can you tell us about what's going on? >> reporter: on election day voters tndz to pick president -- tend to pick presidents, not vice-presidents. rule number one for vice-president am candidates, do no harm. the wind is behind mitt romney's back after a strong debate last week. >> you own your own airplane and own house but not your own facts. >> reporter: romney has the slimmest of leads, 48% to 47%. >> i'm sure he will do fine. paul has the facts on his fine. >> vice-president biden will do very, very well. he knows what's been going on. >> reporter: tomorrow's debate will center on both domestic and foreign policy issues. many expect joe biden will go after his budget plan, specifically medicare. >> what i hope to get out of this debate is presenting a clear choice. >> we have a fundamentally different view on a whole range of issues. >> reporter: good debate or not, history h

-1. bottom of the ninth inning. alex rodriguez was scheduled to hitbutjoegirardoput in raul ibanez who tied the game with one swing. the orioles have been great all year long but in the bottom of the 12th inning, raul ibanez again and again hits a home run. the yankees win by 3-2 in extra innings. pet has more from the bronx. >> the orioles with a 2-1 lead in the 9th inning. then joe girardi pulls a stunning move. theging raul ibanez tot h plate. before anyone to process the fact that a-rod was on the bench, raul ibanez was swinging away. >> he put a good spin on it. you have to give him credit. >> a lot dodd to my mind. -- a lot going through muy mind. >> it breaks your heart of we been doing great. cannot complain. things happen. it is part of baseball. >> the orioles find themselves in some what if -- of a familiar place. they cannot take game 4, their season is over. this time is different than what they have seen before but they remain confident that it will get the job done. >> the pressure is now on the vice presidential candidates to deliver tonight in kentucky. joe biden and

are outside centre college in danville, kentucky, the site of the only debate between vicepresidentjoebidenand republican congressman paul ryan. we have live coverage beginning tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern. then the two will square off at 9:00 p.m. eastern for 90 minutes with a debate toasted by martha raddatz. following the debate we will get your take on what you heard. first we want your thoughts on how important is tonight's presidential debate and have vice-presidential debate mattered in the past? here are the numbers -- remember, you can send us your questions or comments via social media. 's will begin with "usa today " headline -- how important our vice presidential debates? larry is a democrat in mississippi. caller: good morning. the debates should not be that important. it is their policies. romney and ryan's policies will destroy the middle class. host: what do you want to hear from vice president joe biden tonight to the congressman? caller: i want him to hold romney and ryan to their policies. that is what matters. that is what will destroy the middle class. they are changin

things to know as you head out thedoor.joe's crabshack will open a new restaurant in hunt valley today. so, if you love crabs to celebrate the restaurant, they are giving away free crabs for one year to the first 100 people to show up. hunt valley location opens at 11 and will be the 5th store in the state of maryland. >>> about 2300 people die and thousands of others injured in home fires every year. so this morning the consumer product safety commission will release a report on the top causes of home fires. on october 7th, through the 13th, it's fire prevention week in maryland. >>> state leaders trying to mobile size -- mobilize thousands to register to vote before the october 16th deadline. today senator leary young will be among the group -- larry lung will be among a group to -- young will be among the group to discuss activities to get people to register. >>> today health officials in baltimore county will announce a new two-hour ask a pharmacist hotline. residents urge every body to get a flu shot. county residents can have free flu shot on first come first serve basis on satur

managerjoegirardi?>> that is correct. his father jerry passed away on saturday after a long battle with dementia and alzheimer's. he chose not to tell anybody about this. he was hoping to wait until monday, which he was assuming would be an off day to bury his father, and he would not missed the workout. he only told a very few people close to him. his father passed away and he has been keeping that with him since saturday. as far as the orioles are concerned, a very different thing to deal with. the orioles absolutely have to win, and coming back after a crushing defeat -- that is the biggest challenge of the season without question. >> the orioles recipe of good pitching -- get a lead late and never let go. that only prove to be the stage dressing for raul ibanez's greatest at-bat in post-season history. >> we have to put the slots behind as. you cannot dwell on these things. we know we should have won this game. it got away from us. there is no turning back. we have the same attitude and the same mentality we have had since the first day of spring training. have fun. let it fly.

? >> tonight congressman paul ryan and vicepresidentjoebidenwill face off in the only debate. abc news martha raddatz moderates from danville, kentucky, and you can watch and engage with c-span with our lives debate preview at 7 p.m. eastern followed by two ways to watch the debate at nine. on c-span both candidates on screen the entire debate and on c-span2 the multi-camera version of the debate. all followed by your calls, e-mails and tweets at 10:30 p.m. follow our live coverage on c-span, c-span radio and online at c-span.org. >> four years ago we went through the worst financial crisis since the great depression. millions of jobs were lost her daughter industry was on the brink of collapse. the financial system has frozen up. and because of the resilience and determination of the american people, we have begun to fight our way back. >> the president has a few very similar to that you get when it ran four years ago. had a bigger government, spending more, taxing more, regulate and more, if you will, trickle-down government would work. that's not the right answer for america. i will

they believe will come out on top. >> the countdowntojoebiden and paul ryan's faceoff in danville kentucky, has begun. the vrnings p. candidates are preparing to go -- the v.p. candidates are preparing to go head to head on the heels of last week's first presidential debate. >> i think the v.p. debates are very important and paul will do a good job but joe biden is incredibly gifted when it comes to debating and understanding policy. and he's a good order. >> after president obama's poor showing against mitt romney in denver this past week, democrats are counting on biden to pull out a win. >> vice president biden will do very, very well. he knows what's been going on. he's in touch with the american public. and i'm just hopeful that mr. ryan will tell the truth. >> romney's former debate coach gave his opinion on how the next debate will go. >> i am sure that vice president biden got a phone call from the who is and said look, we didn't go after governor romney as much and so you have got to turn up the heat. >> i think both men will be very

that fire. >>>tonightjoebidenand paul ryan in their first and only debate of this campaign, 2012. good evening. i'm anita brikman coming to you live from usa today headquarters in mclean. we'll go back to the studio in a few minutes for more of today's headlines, but right now a preview of this all important vice presidential debate from reporter emily schmidt. >> reporter: tonight marks paul ryan's and joe biden's one chance to vie for the no. 2 job. biden joked with reporters. >> you ever seen me rope a dope? >> reporter: but this is his chance to make up for what was widely perceived as a loss by president obama to mitt romney in last week's debate. >> the vice president is very much looking forward to the debate tonight because there are really clear distinctions between the president and mitt romney even if governor romney is trying to fuzzy up those distinctions in the final weeks of the campaign. >> reporter: biden has done this before debating sarah palin in 2008. it's ryan's biggest ever debate stage. he's talking of studying 40 pounds of paperwork as republicans try to bui

. tonight debate night inkentucky.joebidenand paul ryan face off for the first and only time and there is a new round of polls, again showing the republican nominees are closing the gap in the race for 1600. the pressure is on the vice president to go on the attack. >> you ever see this. >> shep: congressman ryan says he's ready to fight back. >> what he can't run electric is president obama's indefensible record. >> shep: the high stakes showdown in danville. plus, a security officer at a u.s. embassy shot dead on his way to work. investigators say it looks to them like al-qaeda's most dangerous branch may be to blame. but first from fox this thursday night, two hours to go 'til the running mates face off here at center college in danville, ken condition. unlike other years, the analysts say this presidential debate could actually mean something. could be a crucial turning point in the race for the white house. one democrat is predicting joe biden will, quote, make mince meat of congressman paul ryan. something even president obama admits he did not do in his own debate with

presidentjoebidenand his republican rival paul ryan are taking center stage in a debate in kentucky tonight. fox's craig bosswell is in danville with the latest. >> reporter: vice president joe biden arrived in kentucky today hours ahead of tonight's debate. the 69-year-old with almost 40 years of washington experience s expected to vigorously challenge his republican rival paul ryan, following on following mitt romney's powerful debate. many polls suggest the first presidential debate wiped out much of the lead held by president obama. >> one thing i will be looking for is whether or not joe biden is going to address the contrast between the barack obama that he described, in his convention speech, and the barack obama we saw in the stage in denver last week. that is one think this i will be watching for. can biden repair obama's image? >> reporter: congressman paul ryan arrived in the blue grass state yesterday. many say the 42-year-old wisconsin congressman will rely on the extensive knowledge of the federal budget and the economy in tonight's debate. >> a couple of weeks ago, th

between vicepresidentjoebidenand congressman paul ryan takes place at centre college in danville, kentucky tonight. debate preparations for romney -- for ryan have included a mock debates all across the country and he spent a day and a half preparing in st. petersburg, florida. >> are you ready? >> i am. >> he described what he is up against in an interview with cnn. >> joe biden has been doing this a long time. he ran for president twice and he's been on a big stage many times before so that's new for me. i'm doing my homework and studying the issues. the problem he has is he has barack obama's record than he has to run on. >> joe biden offer to this last week in iowa. >> i'm looking forward to it. what i have been doing mostly is studying up on his position on the issues. governor romneyand governor romney. i don't want to say anything in the debates that's not completely accurate. >> the moderator for tonight's debate is causing. martha raddatz. there's a report that president obama attended her wedding. the couple divorced in 1997. abc news is looking into whether it that rep

thought three rooks were about to beat the kings. then in the bottom of the9thjoegirardifrom the yankees makes the move. he tells a-rod to sit down. we're sending up a pinch hitter. raul ibanez who homers to tie the ball game up in the 9th inning. one pitch, gone. then in the bottom of the 12th with brian matusz on, raul ibanez, one pitch. gone. game over. yankees win 3-2. they now take a 2-1 lead on the orioles. let's bring in christian schaffer. unbelievable. may be the best pinch hitting job baseball has seen. huh? >> absolutely. and he came in. he's clutching all the fans around here yankees stadium inside and outside the stadium chanting raul. no one chanting a-rod here tonight after that performance. but you know, everyone is going to talk about what a tough loss it is. what a great performance by miguel gonzalez. eight strikeouts, no walks. he was dealing tonight. he looked great. the yankees had no chance against him. they managed to get to johnson there in the 9th and ibanez there and then matusz in extra innings. what a tough loss there. talk about the pitching, mat

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>>> good morning. combative andconfrontational,joebidenand paul ryan come out swinging in their one and only vice presidential debate. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of ma larky. >> mr. vice president, i know -- mr. vice president, i know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground. >> but without a clear winner, did the debate matter? >>> dire threat. defense secretary leon panetta issues a chilling warning about computer hackers. a scenario he describes as a possible cyber pearl harbor that could be as destructive as the 9/11 attacks. we're live at the pentagon. >>> and hello, brooklyn. the legendary barbra streisand takes the stage in her hometown for the very first time. ♪ beneath the moon, the stars and under the sun ♪ >> a homecoming concert decades in the making today, friday, october 12th, 2012. >>> from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," decision 2012, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning. welcome to "today" on a friday morning. i'm matt lawer. >> good morning,

. correct a pretty contentious debate yesterday between the vice-presidential nominees.>>joebidenunder pressure after last week's. week's >> the candidates took center stage at centre college and 9:00 p.m. and the first question hit a sticky issue for the obama administration. the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that killed ambassador chris stevens and three others. paul ryan accused the administration of failing to provide sufficient security in libya and misleading the public. following public assaults >> they sent the u.n. ambassador out pesetas was because of a protest of a youtube video. it tookwo weeks to acknowledge this as a. terrorist >> joe bide-- was a terrorist attack. >> paul ryan said that obama's for politics america appear weak. >> not a single thing he said is accurate. >> and -- >> they are holding hostage the middle class tax cut because they will not allow its domestic and give a tax cut for the super wealthy. >> our plan is to grow economy and create jobs. >> paul ryan rarely raised his voice but got an audience reaction with best -- >> i think the vice p

.vpjoebidenand congressman paul ryan, they are going to be at the center college, this is in kentucky. it's happening tonight ryan's debate preparations they have involved a core team of aides. and they have improvised sessions on his plane, as well as mock debates in hotels. all around the country. >> joe biden -- has been doing this for a long time. i mean he ran for president twice. he's a sitting vice president. he's been on this big stage many times before and that's new for me and i'm just doing my homework and studying the issues and i know how he'll come and attack us. the problem he has is he has barack obama's record he has to run on. >> biden says he's been studying up on the congressman's positions on all sorts of issues, the next presidential debate, that takes place on tuesday. >>> well, a 10-year-old boy is a hero for quick thinking during an emergency. >> yeah, stay with us this morning, we're going tell you how the young man's passion for helping others gave him the knowledge to save his friend. >> and if once wasn't enough we're going back to new

rate.>>joeandi are from similar towns. he's from scranton and dime from wisconsin. do you know what the unemployment rate in scranton is today? 10%. do you know what it was when you came in? 8.5%. >> this was misleading since the unemployment rate is 7.8% in our nation, exactly where it was when obama took office. if >> he cherry pick the one city where he is from where unemployment has gone from 8.5% up to 10% but he also talked about his home town in wisconsin and the unemployment rate there has actually come down more than 4%. >> next, the obama tax plan. >> the average tax rate on businesses in the industrialized world as 25% and he wanted top effective tax rate above 40%. two-thirds of our jobs come from small businesses. this one a tax would tax 53% of small business and come. >> that include businesses people would not consider small businesses. it could include hedge funds that actually pull in hundreds of millions of dollars per year. >> the congressman cut embassies' security in his budget by $300 million below what we asked for. >> the "prior to the best -- the death of o

willbejoebiden,and paul ryan, you see them prepping in a way they have not done before. they have done a lot of mock debate sessions with joe biden. paul ryan has never been on this big a stage before. he has reviewed the sarah palin debate, watched joe biden's speeches to try to get a sense of joe biden. they will be seated. but i can tell you the republicans are a bit nervous about this, because joe biden is very good in settings like this, because -- being a u.s. senator. >>> now, andrea, what was the chief take away from the speech that romney gave today. i know he did emphasize for a while, libya, of course that has been an ongoing situation for the united states. >> reporter: in fact, it was all benghazi, benghazi, and that is really the reason, the romney campaign attacking the white house on foreign policy, they believe that the white house is lacking in the foreign policies. they worry that the al-qaeda affiliates were active in the campaign militias. daryl issa is holding hearings this wednesday, focusing in part on this e-mail from the embassy in tripoli, last february, aski

came out looking stronger. after a quickhandshake,joebidenand paul ryan went at it on the economy. >> stopped talking about how you care about people. show me something. show me a policy. show me a policy or you take responsibility. >> did they come in and inherit that equation? absolutely. >> they fought about medicare. >> here is the problem, they got the bear -- caught with their hands in the cookie jar. >> now they have a new plan, trust me, it will not cost any more. >> and they fought over the 47%, and this summer. >> 47% -- is about time they take responsibility. >> with respect to that, i think the vice-president well knows that sometimes the words do not come out of the right way. >> they differed on foreign policy. >> we do agree with the timeline and the transition. what any administration will do in 2013 is assess the situation to see how best to complete this timeline. >> we are leaving in 2014. period. >> all of this, the debates, the discussion is meant to get their views out. specifically to voters in key swing states. there will be the focus for the vp candidates

. third inning, pitching duelemerging.joesaunders5 1/3, only gave up one run. struck out josh hamilton. fifth inning, hugh darvish equally impressive, striking out machado. game still tied at 1. in the seventh, orioles continuing to show clutch hitting. 3-1 the orioles at that point. they tack on two insurance runs. rangers made it dramatic, loading the bases in the ninth but jim johnson shuts the door and the oral advance, beating the texas rangers 5-1. so now the orioles turn their attention to the new york yankees in the start of the american league division series. game one sunday night 6:15 at camden yards. games one and two will be at camden yards. games three, four and five if needed at yankee stadium. it all gets under way sunday night at 6:15. so a spectacular sunday setting up for the ravens. the orioles at the yard at 6:15. i'm jerry sandusky. with news like that, i suspect all of our weekends are off to a fantastic start. >> jerry, you are so right about that. >>> well, last night's post season victory probably comes sweetest to the man who everyone said couldn't get the jo

his son thisweek,joeunitas.that was a special, special treat. obviously, feeling that we had their blessing and support in us breaking this record and couldn't have happened in a better way. >> michele: you said it's a team win and so many people involved. you asked the commissioner for special permission to have sean payton, along with mickey loomis and joe vitt here. how do you think payton's presence in the building tonight might have impacted this team and this performance? >> gave us some good mojo for sure. i love my coach. i love my coach. so glad he could be here. mickey, joe vitt as well. special for our team. special that they could be a part of this night with the record. just overcome with emotion right now. but, hopefully, it's the first of many opportunities we have of things like this as a team. >> michele: drew, is it a little bit sweeter that this came against the team that drafted you and then let you go, the chargers? >> yeah. i figured you guys are no dummies when you scheduled this on "sunday night football," week five. to be honest, with you i didn't thi

bounced back tonight.andjoecameup with a huge performance and another elimination game. >>> momentum is as good as the next day's starting pitcher. and cc going for them. and jason hamle will take them on tonight here in the bronx. there is no way they lose the game. no way. >>> all right we are at yankee stadium. we'll see you tonight. game time at 5:07. unless they go 20 innings. >> and we're going to go 20 innings. and guaranteeing the win. and going joe namath on us. we're dropping the hammer you may get the call at some point. all hands on deck and from the bronx set for 5:07. we don't want to forget about the other birds. ravens and the cowboys and game time is set for 1:00. ravens lead the north with a 4- 1 record. >>> news time is 6:05. this morning t was the current vp and the man wanting his job. and joe biden and paul ryan squared off for the only debate. and it covered a wide range of issues in 90 minutes. the attack on the consulate and tax cuts and building the middle class. >> you detected my frustration with their attitude about the american people. my friend says tha

'sdebate.joebidensaid we were not told about requests for more security in libya after a state department official testified to the contrary this week. nicole has more on that and other claims made last night. >> i am sure you observed last night, we had a little bit of a debate. >> today after the debate, and joe biden was still full of expression. paul ryan also. >> a debrief from the duo following their kentucky clash. stuff. is a bunch of it is inaccurate. we irish call it malarkey. >> no matter what they call the, the claims were flying. including this question from ryan to joe biden on the stimulus. >> was it a good idea to spend taxpayer dollars on windmills in china? >> that is mostly false, according to politicfacts. >> this is a common talking. we have heard from many republicans. they have glossed over and twisted the details of these things. >> the vice president may have been doing some twisting of his own when he made this comment. >> their ideas are old and that they eliminate the guarantee of medicare. >> they made this one half true. >> it is a matter of debate

buck."' name debume >> in tonight's commitment 2012 update, butpresidentjoebidenand congressman paul run a wasted no time trading barbs in tonight's one and only vp debate. >> most people in the press and in the public seem to agree that tonight was a great debate, spirited, with no holds barred on either side. >> the site is going to say there by one. what was often i was really lively debate with candidate repeatedly going after one another. the first topic on the table was foreign policy. republican paul ryan was on the attack, accusing the president of making america less safe. >> what we are watching on our tv screens is the unraveling of the obama foreign-policy pierre >> vice-president joe biden hit back. >> with all due respect, that is a bunch of malarkey. not a single thing he said was accurate. >> ryan guzy obama administration of misleading the american people about the deadly consular attack in benghazi. >> it took the president two weeks to acknowledge this was a terrorist attack. >> we will get to the bottom of it and wherever the facts lead, we will make clear th

and batut -- batitude. >>> tonight vicepresidentjoebidenand g.o.p. candidate paul ryan square off in kentucky. what was once seen as a possible entertaining event has now taken on a much more serious tone. high stakes for both sides after last week's presidential debate where analysts say president obama was flat at best. the democrats are now counting on vice president joe biden to try to turn things around while the republicans are hoping paul ryan will continue the momentum mitt romney created in his campaign they got after the debate last week. >> joe biden has been on the stage before. he's been on the big stages. it's my first time, but what he can't run from is president obama's indefensible record. they're just offering more of the same [ inaudible ] >> the latest gallop poll shows mitt romney is ahead of president obama. >>> our partners from "u.s.a. today" will be fact checking what biden and ryan said just as they did during the presidential debate. joining me is one of the members of fact checking team paul singer. paul, good to you have here with us. we see the poll n

,joebidenand paul ryan will meet for their only debate of this presidential campaign. political analysts say vice presidential debates don't usually count for much, but this one could be different because this race is now so close. steve handelsman has the latest from danville. >> reporter: hi, doreen, thanks. danville, kentucky, there's more pressure on joe biden. a lot of democrats hoping he can get their campaign back on track. in danville, a college town that hosts tonight's debate, local voters say they'll tune in. >> i want ryan to be able to express what we want for our country. like romney did in the presidential debate. >> i think it will help obama if joe biden does well. >> reporter: with the debate hall at center call, paul ryan arrived, a 42-year-old republican whiz kid set to face a 69-year-old democratic debate veteran. >> joe biden's been on this stage before. this is my first time. but what he can't run from is president obama's indefensible record. >> reporter: the vice president sometimes hurts team obama with gaffes, with trademark bravado, that he won't dodg

presidentjoebidenand the man who wants to take his job, rep paul ryan, or talking about -- were talking about or over one another. >> we will not allow the reins to get in a clear weapon. >> it is because this administration has no credibility on this issue. >> you want to go to war? is that what to do now? >> we want to prevent war. >> but nothing can keep this in. >> i am proud of dubai and. >> i believe that paul ryan last night bested joe biden. >> but one thing they can agree is what could be a setting of the stage for a fiery second presidential debate next week. >> coming up, the deadly fungal a meningitis outbreak spreads to several more people in maryland. the current estimates of just how many people have been exposed. faster from -- faster than a speeding bullet to slower than a snail's >> the space shuttle endeavor took its last journey this morning. more from l.a. as a cover the nation. >> the space shuttle endeavor departed lax on its two hundred thousand-pound transport vehicle and started rolling around 2:00 a.m. >> there are 80 wheels. each will can move independently,

. tonight the focus can be on the vice-presidentialcandidates.joebidenand paul ryan will have their first and only debate in kentucky. >> as far as the presidential candidates obama will campaign in florida today and romney in north carolina. there's a new nbc wall street journal poll which shows romney made gains in the swing states of virginia, florida, and ohio. the largest in virginia, where now he's ahead of the president. now more from brandi hitt. >> the second round belongs to the running mates. >> i feel good about it. >> paul ryan and vice president joe biden say they are ready to go toe to toe in danville, kentucky. >> i have been studying his positions. >> and there is a critical time in the campaign. >> i've been in business 25 years. i have no idea what you are talking about. >> last week mitt romney dominated in his first debate against president obama. the president even admitted he had a bad night. >> your supporters have been saying you did not show up. >> there's no doubt i can make a better case, which is why i so look forward to tuesday. >> is it possible

the hands of vicepresidentjoebiden.biden and republican v.p. nominee paul ryan meet this evening in their one and only debate. the timing couldn't be more urgent for the president with new polls showing mitt romney closing the gap in some key battleground states. surveys from quinnpiac university, cbs news and the "new york times" show a dead heat in colorado and mitt romney cutting the president's lead in wisconsin in half. fox' dug luzader looks ahead to tonight. >>reporter: both vice presidential candidates are heading into tonight's debate with some new poll numbers. this is our brand new fox news poll. it shows that joe biden and paul ryan are pretty evenly matched within the margin of error as far as their favorability numbers are concerned, but look at the unfavorables. that's where joe biden tonight has some ground to make up. paul ryan arrives in kentucky for his big night, swarmed by supporters. vice president joe biden is scheduled to arrive later today. this one on one between them is getting a lot of buildup because the stakes are so high after last week's obama/rom

. ------------nats of him laughin- vicepresidentjoebiddnsmmling throughout laat nnghts debate. hoo his friendly demeanor could have given his opppnent an advantaae. 3 it's heavy lifting. you start with a democratic senator named ben. by getting bwi-marshall funding for new runways, he's helping us serve 21 million passengers a year, which helps keep 100,000 jobs that depend on the airport, and that means more cargo for more businesses and more skycaps unloading more taxis... welcome to bwi. ...carrying families with more luggage. thanks. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approve this message. its been a month since the attack on the uu- consulate in benghazi... odds over what really happened there.... but as jeff abbll shows us, its ignitee a away. &p3 at the vice presidential debate thursdaa night, candidates duked it out over day in liiya... (debbte - witnessing a we turn on ourr television screens ttese days ii the absolute unraveling of the obama foreign pplicy.. bunch of stuff, look here's - the deal...

polling, new poll that's being put out from the folks at pew. campaign pros ed rollinsandjoetrippiare here to talk about the latest pew polls, and what a swing we have seen in favor of the republican candidate. joe trippi says this is a big deal, he will explain why coming up. >>> fox news alert now, in just the last hour the folks at sesame street reached tout the obama cam -- out to the obama campaign and asked them to stop using big bird if their campaign ads. ever since governor romney said he would cut funding for pbs, the children's characters have become stars of sorts on the campaign trail. here is just a little bit of one of the president's new ads. >> bernie madoff, dennis kozlowski, criminals, gluttons of greed and the evil genius who towered over them? one man has the guts to speak his name. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> big bird. >> it's me, big bird. >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy. mitt romney knows it's not wall street you have to worry about, it's sesame street. megyn: republicans taking note, a new page at the rnc web site has the count, you know, count dr

diane sawyer his adviceforjoebiden.>>ithinkjoejustneedstobejoe. >>>and breaking overnight, a body found. a grim discovery in the haunting case of what happened to 10-year-old jessica ridgeway. police ruling out her parents as suspects. and now, a manhunt is on for a killer. >>> 30 days ago, i'll walk through these doors and i'm going home. i'm going home. >> homecoming. a huge milestone for robin on her road to recovery. finally leaving the hospital after weeks of grueling treatment. her doctors, friends and family cheer her on. and we have her message for everyone this morning. ♪ hey, hey oh, you feel it now ♪ ♪ amen, amen >> going home now. >> woo. >>> and how is that for a start to the morning? [ applause ] wow. amen. amen, robin. we are so happy for you. everyone on team robin, so thrilled that you are finally home, waking up this morning, after so many weeks in the hospital. we're going to talk to robin's doctor, in just a little bit. we see the fist-pumps up in the air. we're going to learn about the next steps in robin's journey. >> he's back. she's back and t

until election day vicepresidentjoebidenand republican congressman paul ryan are getting their one and only shot at a vice presidential debate. our colleague anita brikman is anchoring our coverage from usa today headquarters in mclean, virginia. good to see you. >> reporter: i'm here in the  usa today newsroom which will be our home base for tonight's coverage of the one and only 2012 vice presidential debate. this is where usa today's reporters will be live blogging and fact checking what both vice president biden and congressman ryan have to say when they face off tonight. in less than four hours these two skilled politicians will square off looking to give their running mates abuse in this very close presidential campaign. susan mcguiness has the latest -- a boost in this very close presidential campaign. susan mcguiness has the latest from kentucky. vice president joe biden touched down in kentucky eager to square off with republican challenger paul ryan. ready for the debate? >> look forward to it. >> reporter: congressman ryan says he's looking forward to getting out th

thanjoebiden.in fact sheenter.joebidenthe same amount of times. she interrupted them an equal number. and then they show a bar graph. that is from media matters for america. another group that watches america. and this is their response from the debate. she showed up almost no debate in her foreign policy debate questions. but on domestic issues, especially on the budget, with a remarkable dozen questions that inc. liberal campaign themes, compared to just four based on the conservative promise. but from the media research center. just two groups of watch the media and in dealings about this campaign season. and tailoring to the moderators, which we bring it to you. we want to get your thoughts on the moderators and what you think about of them feared it you want to give us a call, the numbers are on the screen. just to give you a flavor of a little bit from this past debates that we saw this week here is martha. is during the bursting at the vice presidential debate. she is challenging joe biden. >> let me go back to the surge troops. and you brought this up, congressman paul

-out wrong to make that comment. >> mike, thank you. weaskedjoescarboroughfrom"morningjoe" totake a look back at the week that was in politics. something we're going to call our "weekend mojo." >> so, joe, it was an important week. the presidential election, the unemployment rate came out yesterday at 7.8%. that seems to be -- appeared to be good news for the president. >> there's a big economic debate on exactly what it means. we debated it this week when the number came out. a confusing number. but the political impact, straight forward. this is great news for barack obama. the best number in over three and a half years. what it means for the economy and more importantly for americans trying to find a new job. it's too early to tell. >> of course, the president and governor romney this week went head-to-head in their first dae bait. ta >> for 18 months he's been running on this tax plan. now five months before the election he's saying his big, bold idea is never mind. >> mr. president obama, you're entitled to your own airplane and own house, but not the facts. >> i think it's s

. the two candidates really went after each other. >> vicepresidentjoebidenvery aggressive with congressman paul ryan. let's get the latest from sherri ly. >> it was a heated debate with the two clashing over everything from libya to medicare. because this was their only matchup before the election, both biden and ryan were under the gun last night to strike hard and fast. >> reporter: from the moment they settled into their seats here, you knew this would be a tough night. vice president joe biden under pressure to help his ticket recover from last week's presidential debate was forceful and aggressive. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey. >> reporter: but watching on a split screen, it may have hardened partisans on both sides. with biden on the attack, but often seen laughing and interrupting ryan. >> mr. vice president, i know you're under a lot of duress -- [ laughter ] >> reporter: ryan lit the administration over last month's u.s. consulate attack in libya that killed four americans. >> we're watching the unraveling of the obama foreign policy, which

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